Cheryl Burke has opened up about how she shed weight, going from 150lbs to 109lbs.
In a new Us Weekly cover story, the 41-year-old former Dancing With the Stars pro revealed exactly how she slimmed down.
Divulging her daily food intake, she shared, ‘I eat licorice. I have my morning fruit shake, which is more calories than any of my meals that I’m eating.
‘I have to have my matcha from Peet’s Coffee every morning, and if they have the warm pretzel bread, I’ll get it because it’s just the best thing in the world. I’m very lenient.’
And the California native added, ‘I don’t weigh myself daily anymore because it was a problem. At my heaviest I was about 150.’
Cheryl Burke has opened up about how she shed weight, going from 150lbs to 109lbs; pictured in March
Divulging her daily food intake, she shared, ‘I eat licorice. I have my morning fruit shake, which is more calories than any of my meals that I’m eating’; pictured in November 2023
Cheryl, who was formerly married to actor Matthew Lawrence, said she’s not overly concerned with the number on the scale.
‘The last time I checked, I was 109. I feel f***ing great; my energy is on another level. That 109 doesn’t matter, what matters is how I feel,’ she stated.
And now, she says she’s not actively trying to lose any more weight.
Relying on meal plans provided by a delivery service called Z.E.N. has kept her on a healthy food journey.
‘The food is delicious and it’s portion control,’ she explained of the menu, which has daily calories between 1,200 and1,400.
She listed, ‘I have oatmeal with fruit every morning. I have a snack, pita, chips and hummus. Lunch is normally a salad and then I will have my dinner. It’s not diet food, it’s real food.’
Although she’s been on the program for around six years, in the past Cheryl said she would supplement the meals with fast food.
‘I would only eat at night,’ she recalled. ‘Now I don’t even remember the last time I had fast food; it’s just not something I’m craving.’
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The ballroom dance retiree said getting on a consistent routine with Z.E.N. has ‘created more balance in my meals.’
She detailed, ‘I’ve learned that starving myself, then eating one big meal, doesn’t work for my body.
‘I was also not wanting to eat in front of people — that was a trigger for me. Being called out for being overweight, the last thing you want to do is shove food in your mouth in front of people, especially people who are fit and on the show with you.’
And the beauty also practices a lifestyle that incorporates moving her body.
‘I walk my dog a couple miles a day,’ she noted. ‘I have a treadmill where I edit my content because now that I’m a full-time beauty influencer, I actually can only edit content on a treadmill. It’s the craziest.’
